In essence, what we find, yet again, is that the governments of the
United States and Israel arrogate unto themselves the right to execute
anyone they want, anywhere in the world, without any limitations,
regardless of how many innocent civilians they kill in the process.
"Rogue nation" is a term that is often casually tossed around in the
discourse of foreign relations. Here, it is quite appropriate, and -
when it comes to extra-judicial assassinations - clearly applies to the
two countries who apply the term most frequently to others.

Obama
- the killer of Anwar al-Awlaki, Awlaki's 16-year-old American son
Abdulrahman, and countless other innocent men, women, teenagers and
children - could not possibly condemn Israeli actions in Gaza without
indicting himself. Extra-judicial assassinations, once roundly condemned
by US officials, are now a symbol of the Obama presidency, as the US
and Israel converge more than ever before: if not in interests, than
certainly in tactics.

A central premise of US media coverage of the Israeli attack on Gaza - beyond the claim that Israel
is justifiably "defending itself" - is that this is some endless
conflict between two foreign entitles, and Americans can simply sit by
helplessly and lament the tragedy of it all. The reality is precisely
the opposite: Israeli aggression is possible only because of direct,
affirmative, unstinting US diplomatic, financial and military support
for Israel and everything it does.